2024 Indonesian GP Race Results

Jorge Martín won a battle of attrition in the Indonesian Grand Prix, in which only twelve riders were able to take the chequered flag. He topped a podium completed by Pedro Acosta and Pecco Bagnaia, and regained the lead in the MotoGP World Championship.

Martín managed to avoid getting caught up in a crash involving several riders in the opening sector, in which Jack Miller went down and took out three other participants. He made a good start and quickly gained ground on the chasing group before moving into the lead, holding off Acosta and further extending his advantage before the chequered flag.

Acosta took second place, having broken away early in the race. In third, Bagnaia took advantage of a crash for Enea Bastianini and his high pace -including breaking the circuit record twice- to complete the podium. He had previously been involved in a tussle with Franco Morbidelli and Marco Bezzecchi, who rounded off the Top 5, as well as Marc Márquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio, who both crashed out.

Sunday misfortune for Repsol Honda

After a difficult Saturday, Sunday at the Indonesian Grand Prix was another tough day for the Repsol Honda riders, who both crashed out of the race.

Luca Marini made a good start from 17th on the grid, but was unable to avoid Álex Márquez’ bike when the Spaniard was caught up in the first sector crash. He escaped unhurt but was unable to remount and rejoin the race.

Joan Mir was further back from the incident but also had to take evasive action, losing him time and keeping him away from the main group. He was able to catch and overtake Álex Rins, but when he attempted to snatch 13th from Augusto Fernández, he suffered a crash that ended his day.

The MotoGP World Championship will continue in Asia for a visit to Motegi this coming weekend, with the Japanese Grand Prix on October 4th-6th.

Indonesian GP: Race Results (27 laps)

General standings

Statements

Joan Mir

«We can’t be happy with the weekend with all our bad luck, two crashes from two starts. I could see that the performance of the bike has improved but it’s frustrating that we weren’t able to put that onto the track finally. When you look at Zarco you can see that the upgrades Honda have prepared are a clear step. We will sit down and look for ways to keep improving again. Motegi should be a more normal weekend for us.»

Luca Marini

«I couldn’t really see what happened in the moment of the crash, but there were three or four riders all together in the change of direction and there was some contact somewhere and we all fell. Impossible to avoid it, this can happen, it’s bad luck. A strange race for everyone, a shame that the bike was too damaged because there was the chance for some good points in the end. Bad luck at points this weekend, but we need to look at the overall job we’ve done and also what Zarco has done because our bike is becoming more competitive.»